WebsterMark wrote on 09/28/16 at 12:24:21:


do they only make high end products that sell to rich people?  

you might only have rich customers, that does happen, but a lot of major market driving corporations depend on selling to middle class and poor people.  so yeah, the people that hire you might be rich, but they depend on us poor folk to buy their products.

there are always exceptions though

I think you missed my point. Rich people hire people. Hilary' made a  ridiculous statement that trickle down doesn't work. Of course it does and all of us are examples of that. In fact, she is too because if it weren't for people richer than her, who else is going to pay her $250,000 to talk for 20 minutes?

Stop bashing rich people and start bashing capable people who live of the government. While you're at it, stop thinking the rich don't pay their fair share, that's another ridiculous statement.

you're making the assumption that proceeds from taxing the rich will have an impact. nonsense because if it did, we wouldn't be in the spot we're in right now. uncle sam will waste an enormous percentage of whatever additional that take.

taking money out of a rich guy's pocket is just as likely to cause him to adjust in ways other than increasing production such as moving to mexico like Ford and Carrier just did or cutting back on staff or hiring clever lawyers to get out of taxes like trump did, like mark cuban did etc...like Bill and hilary will. you think Hilary's really going to pay 35% of her income to uncle sam?! really?

stop thinking the rich dont pay their share, they pay well beyond their share. start hinking about spending.

and yes, trickle down works. always have. again, tell me the poor guys you've worked for in the past.

Really, America grew, people prospered,no income tax.
Consumption tax? Yeah, on luxury cars, boats, houses over X square feet, but if someone is just getting by, and they pay consumption tax, they have no savings plan, and pay tax on every dollar they earn, because they Spend every dollar they earn, just to survive.
But the guy making five million a year? No, he can bank four,
A consumption tax is a point blank shotgun blast to the poor.
Unless you're willing to modify the way it works.
So,
If you're for a consumption tax, explain away.

Sales tax, food not included, all vices taxed to support the locality.
Fed income graduated flat tax.
No tax on gifts/inheritance.

balanced budget mandate
all wages of congress (ie health care, retirement, wages) voted on by the people, no self promotion.

raydawg wrote on 09/29/16 at 10:15:16:


Do you eat money?

WebsterMark wrote on 09/29/16 at 03:45:15:



who is making that assumption???  I don't see that anywhere.  

notice that Serow didn't say anything about taxing the rich more, but instead focused on HOW JOBS ARE ACTUALLY MADE vs your fantasy about how you think it works.

Well, when GM, United Continental, etc...  actually GET tax rebates instead of paying ANYTHING in taxes....  somebody isn't paying some kinda share....  

27 giant profitable companies paid no taxes

"There are 27 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500, including telecom firm Level 3 Communications (LVLT), airline United Continental (UAL) and automaker General Motors (GM), that reported paying no income tax expense in 2015 despite reporting pre-tax profits, according to a USA TODAY analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Only profitable firms were included in the analysis since firms that lost money - like many energy companies - wouldn't be expected to pay taxes."


http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/03/07/27-giant-profitable-co...